Bill Beacom

I have long appreciated the high quality of WJ illustrations since it became routine to produce them digitally. Your April 22 edition is no exception. The news in that issue was… Read More

Another Missouri River flood, another round of nonsense, not always from the usual suspects. You can always count on Tony Messenger with the St. Louis Post Dispatch to contribute to the nonsense. Read More

Capt. Bill Beacom was inducted into the River Rat Hall of Fame in August 2007, but at age 77, he is not slowing down. The veteran captain, waterways industry expert… Read More

In my younger years, I was a regular contributor to The Waterways Journal and shared my opinions relative to waterways, and just about everything that has had to do with… Read More